State gives Destiny deadlines for Inner Harbor development

Expressing growing impatience, the state Canal Corp. today told Destiny USA that time is running out for its plan to turn Syracuse's Inner Harbor into a commercial, recreational and tourism attraction.

The Canal Corp., a subsidiary of the Thruway Authority, gave Destiny until Oct. 31 to buy the harbor, a former Barge Canal terminal south of Onondaga Lake. If it doesn't, the Canal Corp. said, the state will look for other buyers.

It gave Destiny other deadlines, some as soon as in 60 days, to take actions to advance its proposal to develop the harbor area.

“Destiny USA has had the opportunity over the last year and a half to move this project forward, but has not done so,” Canal Corp. Executive Director Michael Fleischer said in a letter to Destiny executive David Aitken.

Staff writer Rick Moriarty will have a complete report Friday in The Post-Standard.